Smart Intermediate recently kicked off their One School, One Book program, and this year families are reading their free copy of Ghost, written by award-winning author Jason Reynolds. From November 28th through January 17th, the entire Smart community will be participating in the program. Students will be asked to read the book at home, parents and guardians are invited to read the book, and all members of the Smart staff – teachers, administrators, secretaries, para-educators, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and custodians – will be reading too. Smart will have daily trivia contests with opportunities to win prizes, in-class activities every Tuesday and Thursday, and an all-day celebration of Ghost on January 17th. The program will conclude in March when Author Jason Reynolds visits Smart!

It is the policy of the Davenport Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age (for employment), marital status (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status (for programs) in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy please contact the district’s Equity Coordinator: Mr. Jabari Woods, Associate Director of Human Resources & Equity woodsj@davenportschools.org (563-336-7496) or Dr. Erica Goldstone, Director of Human Resources & Equity goldstonee@davenportschools.org (563-336-7494), 1702 N. Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52803.